Class 8A Football Brackets — 2025-26

* Last updated at 9:08 pm on Saturday, November 8, 2025

FIRST ROUND		SECOND ROUND		QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS & FINALS

(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)	21
(32) Wilmette (Loyola Academy)	17
		(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)	48
		(17) Belleville (East)	29
(16) Aurora (West Aurora)	34
(17) Belleville (East)	48
				(1) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
				(9) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
(8) Chicago (Whitney Young)	8			Date TBA Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
(25) Palatine (H.S.)	29
		(25) Palatine (H.S.)	13
		(9) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)	55
(9) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)	45
(24) Lincolnshire (Stevenson)	0


(4) Palatine (Fremd)	41				Date TBA
(29) Huntley	14
		(4) Palatine (Fremd)	45
		(13) LaGrange (Lyons)	21
(13) LaGrange (Lyons)	24
(20) Elmhurst (York)	21
				(4) Palatine (Fremd)
				(12) Bolingbrook
(5) Gurnee (Warren)	35			Date TBA Bolingbrook
(28) Winnetka (New Trier)	7
		(5) Gurnee (Warren)	14
		(12) Bolingbrook	20
(12) Bolingbrook	30
(21) Oswego (East)	20				STATE CHAMPIONSHIP


(2) Barrington	72				Sat 11/29 Normal (Hancock Stadium) 7 pm
(31) Elgin (H.S.)	13
		(2) Barrington	38
		(15) Glenview (Glenbrook South)	20
(15) Glenview (Glenbrook South)	27
(18) Minooka	14
				(2) Barrington
				(23) Lockport (Twp.)
(7) Chicago (Curie)	8			Date TBA Lockport (Twp.)
(26) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)	56
		(26) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)	20
		(23) Lockport (Twp.)	21
(10) Orland Park (Sandburg)	14
(23) Lockport (Twp.)	21


(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)	56				Date TBA
(30) Downers Grove (South)	20
		(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)	33
		(19) Hinsdale (Central)	29
(14) South Elgin	15
(19) Hinsdale (Central)	45
				(3) Park Ridge (Maine South)
				(11) Oswego (H.S.)
(6) Chicago (Lane)	34			Date TBA Park Ridge (Maine South)
(27) Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership) [Coop]	6
		(6) Chicago (Lane)	10
		(11) Oswego (H.S.)	45
(11) Oswego (H.S.)	17
(22) Naperville (North)	7